Around the lawn behind the official residence, dozens of Secret Service agents holding black umbrellas watched vigilantly, the entire block was under strict control, and by a certain cedar tree, Director Brin, who was full of anxiety, looked at the two people on the lawn, and stepped forward without permission, so he had to nervously tell his subordinates to be more careful.
President Pabur walks slowly on the snow-covered lawn, wearing a dark trench coat and holding a black umbrella in his hand, and the falling snowflakes fall silently on the surface of the umbrella and stick to the placket.
Du Shaoqing, who was a step behind and followed silently, did not have an umbrella, the general did not wear sunglasses today, he wore black sheepskin gloves on his hands, the dark military uniform was as straight as usual, and there was not a trace of wrinkles to be found, and the snowflakes fell on the military uniform or fell or melted, dyed in different shades of color.
He looked at the swarthy side face of Mr.
President and whispered a suggestion to return to the residence.
President Pabur shook his head, looked at the crowd on the other side of the lawn, and said, "They were a little too nervous because of the presence of the rebels. ” Du Shaoqing remained silent.
"To define those soldiers as rebels seems to me to be absurd, even outrageous."
President Pabur stopped, his eyes stretched out from under the black umbrella, but he didn't know where to look, and said with a slight smile: "The official residence has received a report from the Ministry of National Defense, and I believe you should also see the official accusation made by Colonel Li Feng, but it wasn't until I saw the officer in a wheelchair last night that I dared to believe that everything that happened on the Ink Flower Planet was true." ” He turned his head and looked at Du Shaoqing quietly, and said, "Now it seems that you are right to dissuade me from appointing Hu Lian as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.
The things he and Director Berry have done will cost the federal political axe dearly. ” The purge of the new 17th Division at the front, the murder of the first seven groups of officers and soldiers, President Pabur did not know in advance.
Even after receiving the report, he still didn't want to believe that those high-ranking officials who were loyal to the political axe would make such a move, cold-blooded and ugly, and so stupid.
President Pabur let out a deep sigh with a deep self-deprecation as he thought of the attack at the spring city sanatorium, the angry accusations of the seven members of the group at the rally last night, and the small-eyed man who had returned to the Union and was hidden in the darkness.
And the expressions of the parents of the seven team members, Mr.
President, became even more grim, and he vaguely predicted that some tricky and even extremely dangerous factors were about to appear, and that it was a matter beyond his control.
Du Shaoqing, who was silent, finally spoke, he looked at Pabur and said: "Mr.
President, the lion leads a group of meek and incompetent sheep to fight, although it is hard but not necessarily defeated, but if the lion leads a group of greedy coyotes to fight, maybe before defeating the enemy, he will collapse first." ” President Pabur frowned slightly and fell silent.
"I still adhere to the concept that there are many people in the political axe and the military who are not trustworthy and trustworthy, and such people can only cause harm to our cause, but cannot help in any way."
Du Shaoqing's face was indifferent, and he said firmly: "The object I am referring to also includes Chairman Lee Jae-do, Lieutenant General Hu Lian is his student, and the notorious joint investigation is his leader, you should keep your distance from him." ” President Pabur looked at him, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Shaoqing, if you are willing to show patience on the battlefield and watch the history of human society, you can probably understand that Chairman Li's willingness to defile himself is actually a sacrifice. ” He waved his hand to stop Du Shaoqing from continuing to suggest, and said in a deep voice: "Those families, especially Mochou Houshan, have been silent for too long, and now they have the best opportunity, I believe they will not continue to be silent, your task now is to make all the preparations for the troops." ” "Of course, if the situation does not enter the most difficult and complicated situation, we try not to involve the troops in these affairs."
After saying this, the snow-covered lawn fell silent again, and after a long time, Du Shaoqing stood up and saluted a military salute, and then left in the snow.
Entering the residence, President Pabul handed the staff the black umbrella that had begun to drip water, took off his trench coat and wrapped it around his arm, and pushed open the heavy antique wooden door of the restaurant.
After walking in the door, the worry on his face disappeared, and he looked at his busy wife and laughed loudly and said, "Honey, what to eat at noon today" The First Lady of the Federation turned around, took the trench coat in the crook of his arm, and replied with a gentle smile: "Green bean meat puree, there is hot soup on the table, you should drink first to warm up, see that the snow will still cool down, I am afraid that it will not get warm in March." ” Madame began to tidy up the table to prepare lunch, put the bread basket in front of her husband, who was drinking soup, and then turned on the TV casually, and said casually: "Chairman Li has come to the official residence to eat much less recently. ” "You know he's busy during this time."
President Pabul lowered his head and drank the pepper soup, with a satisfied look on his dark face, and exaggerated praise: "The soup still tastes so good, I start to get hot after drinking two spoonfuls." ” "Pretending to cook delicious food to please me, you have been using this trick since you fell in love back then, and you are not annoying."
Madame said with a smile.
"Your trick is really not as good as Colonel Xu Le, every time he comes to dinner, he doesn't need to say any words of praise, he doesn't have to act any praise expressions, he just keeps eating with his head down, and adds three or four meals in a row."
She suddenly remembered that she was talking about an old man who had not come to the mansion for dinner for more than three years, about an imperial prince, and about her husband's worst enemy, and she stopped talking with a little gloom.
President Pabur held the spoon and looked at his wife silently for a long time, when suddenly the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes were squeezed deeper, and he laughed and said, "That guy is just born with a lot of food, and you can be deceived by him." ” The laughter faded into the small dining room of the president's residence, and no one spoke of Xu Le again, and President Pabul tore bread and dipped it in the thick soup, mixed with green bean puree, and ate slowly, calmly watching the television light screen.
As the president of the Federation, he rarely watched the federal news channel in his private life, and this is also the case, because even he disliked the so-called authoritative news media that was tightly controlled by the political axe.
A private television station named April Flower was broadcasting important current political news, and the on-site reporter, who could not hide his excited expression, held the microphone and said loudly: "More than two hours have passed since the Supreme Court voted 4-1 to repeal the Patriot Act, but the Silent March has not left Rabbini Boulevard, where tens of thousands of people have reveled, and we have seen more and more citizens of the capital join the crowd of revelry."
What the reporters at the scene said later, President Pabur did not hear clearly, and the sound from the light curtain entered his ears, and all turned into a blurred noise, making his face look ugly.
He knew the news as soon as the Supreme Court announced the immediate repeal of the Patriot Act, so there was a scene of walking slowly on the snow with Du Shaoqing before.
Just when the major forces of the Federation believed that the federal political axe led by him would suffer a huge setback because of this unconstitutional review decision, and Mr.
President himself would be furious, he kept calm, and even quietly accompanied his wife to have a simple lunch in the small restaurant.
President Pabur thought he could be calm forever, but he didn't expect to see the news at the dinner table full of family affection and hear it in the Oval Office.
Listening to the reporter's excited report, watching the ordinary people who have been enthusiastically or silently supporting him for more than ten years, more and more people joining the opposition against him, he suddenly felt that the thick pepper soup had become tasteless.
A pair of warm hands gently rested on his shoulders, slowly rubbing back and forth to express his condolences, and President Pabul patted him gently.
Madame stood behind him and whispered, "Papa, don't forget that I was also a lawyer back then, and although I was only your assistant, I knew there was something wrong with it from the first day I saw the Patriot Act. ” After a moment of silence, President Pabul replied: "My dear, I know very well that the Patriot Act is not just a problem, but a very bad law. ” He turned his head, looked at his wife, and said solemnly: "But at this moment, the Federation needs this evil law, just like a seriously ill and dying patient, who is very much in need of illegal psychostimulant drugs to help them survive the operation." ” "It is easy for people with legal backgrounds to judge that once the Patriot Act enters the constitutional review process, it will definitely be repealed by the Supreme Court of that old judge, so I have done a lot of procedures with the political axe to protect it."
He stood up, a self-deprecating smile flashing across his dark face, and continued: "It's just that the political axe didn't expect that we, who have the most powerful institutions of violence, have been struggling to self-discipline, and our enemies are so unscrupulous, ignoring the law and starting to use violent means. ” This phrase refers to the attack on the spring city sanatorium.
"Did the big families do it?"
asked the lady worriedly.
President Pabur shook his head and said, "Xu Le did it."
Whether or not they planned or even promoted it behind the scenes, those big families would never admit it, and the political axe could not find any evidence. ” Hearing Xu Le's name, a trace of shock flashed on Madame's face, and then she sighed softly, didn't say anything more, picked up the plate and left.
Pushing open the door of the bedroom on the second floor, she looked at her daughter who was sitting by the window and playing a mobile game, and said with a smile: "Dai'er, it's time to eat." ” Miss Padelle looked up at her mother with a sweet smile, put down the phone and walked over, the first daughter of the Federation has now become a beautiful young lady, but still seems to be reluctant to speak.
Madame caressed her daughter's curly hair, sighed and said: "Three years have passed, Xu Le is indeed an imperial man, dear, when will you forgive your father and eat with him at the same table?"
Miss Padelle fought the green bean puree in silence, stubbornly refusing to answer the question.
To be continued: